Maurice Leyland
Morris Leyland
Born: 20 July 1900, New Park, Harrogate, Yorkshire
Died: 1 January 1967, Scotton Banks, Harrogate, Yorkshire
Major Teams: Yorkshire, Maharajah of Patiala's XI; Maharajah of Patiala's XII, England.
Known As: Maurice Leyland
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Test Debut: England v West Indies at The Oval, 3rd Test, 1928
Last Test: England v Australia at The Oval, 5th Test, 1938
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1929
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(career)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 41 65 5 2764 187 46.06 9 10 13 0
Balls M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 1103 35 585 6 97.50 3-91 0 0 183.8 3.18
FIRST-CLASS
(career: 1920 - 1947)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 686 932 101 33660 263 40.50 80 154 246 0
Balls R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 29012 13659 466 29.31 8-63 11 1 62.2 2.82
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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Profile:
A top class left-handed bat, and useful occasional spinner,
Maurice Leyland excelled at the highest level, averaging nearly
57 against the toughest opponents, Australia. Christened
"Morris" (his name generally appears as "Maurice") he was born in
Harrogate, his father a former groundsman at Edgbaston. He
debuted for Yorkshire at 20, and was a regular until his career
was effectively ended by the 2nd World War (although he played a
few games up to 1947). His highest Test score of 187 was made in
his final Test, a contribution to the massive 903/7 at the Oval
in 1938. His best first-class bowling of 8-38 was recorded the
same year. A powerful batsman who put great force behind his
strokes he particularly favoured the drive, and loved to attack.
A Yorkshireman through and through, he had a dry sense of humour,
and was a great favourite with the Yorksahire crowd. Gerald
Pawle, cricket writer with the Yorkshire Post wrote of him "Cap
at a jaunty angle he was..... a batsman unmoved by disaster. He
could bowl a Chinaman with deceptive innocence, and he was a
beautiful mover and thrower in the deep field". (DL, 1999)
Last Updated: Monday, 29-Jul-2002 14:25:45 GMT
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